AYF 2011 National Championships Highlight Show!
Did you miss it on Fox? Watch it now!
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AYF 2011 National Championships TV Show
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The 2012 AYF and AYC ALL-STAR Game
Congratulations to the East Coast and West Coast All Stars for an incredible game.
AYF and AYC athletes were given the opportunity to ring in the New Year at the AYF All- Star Game at the Tropicana Dome in Tampa, Florida.
72 of the top 14 and 15 year old AYF Football Players and 20 of the top Cheerleaders from across the Nation enjoyed All Star festivities, NFL Pros, and the chance to play for the All Star Title.
AYFers spent their week with Pro's including Cam Newton, Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders, Chris Weinke, Herm Edwards, Keeshawn Johnson and more!! 
NFL QB Cam Newton hanging out with the AYF All Stars.
Check out photos, game details, rosters: CLICK HERE |
 The National Office is currently in the process of reviewing all AAA and Regional Scholarship submissions. All winners and scholarship recipients will be notified and awarded in Spring 2012. |
AYF is International! This year at National Championships Panama AYF represented Latin America AYF. Check out some of the great programs around the globe-- from Mexico, to Guam, to Italy!
AYF INTERNATIONAL SITE
If you are interested in a cultural exchange please e-mail: AYFINTERNATIONAL
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Joe's Presidents Corner
Why were we born?
Viola Davis accepted her Critics Choice Award for her acting role in 'The Help' by saying "It is said that the two happiest times in your life are when you are born and when you find out WHY you were born."
Twitter, Facebook, U Tube and AIM make us feel that we are important and the center of the Universe. In today's world being a "Celebrity" is a moving target that anyone can capture in their "fifteen minutes of glory".
But I was so happy to hear one of AYF Presidents tell me upon leaving the AYF Hall of Fame Dinner "That was a humbling experience" When I asked why, he said "to be in a room full of past and present youth volunteers who dedicated the greater part of their lives to kids is almost mystical". O. K. he was being dramatic, yet truthful about the humble part.
So much of today is about people losing themselves in order to BE SOMEONE rather than DO SOMETHING. 2012 will see even more opportunities for us to 'be someone' over cyberspace. Funny, life gets easier due to technology but it becomes more difficult to communicate personally because there is an APP for everything---- except being human.
As the guy who runs the complaint department for one million members, I am learning each day about being more human. Remember the film '2001 A Space Oddesy''? The Computer overruled the human and locked him out of the space ship. Isn't that what is coming in the future? We humans do the research to find that 80% of traffic accidents happen while the driver is texting - Duhhhh!
I really don't mind the AYF complaints if they are from humans (phone or in person). How many of us change our thinking when we actually talk rather than read an email from someone? Let's stop this "technology monster" get back to talking to each other. We are all tempted to just click "send" rather than face the issue one on one.
That is why we need to celebrate those who work with youth as AYF Hall of Famers. Football and Cheerleading are difficult sports to learn. They require specific skills and courage to reach a competitive level. What can be more human than that? The miracle is a child learning to achieve these skills. When you see a magic light in the eyes of a child that you helped DO SOMETHING --- is when you will BE SOMEONE. That is WHY. |
